Rice County Sports

Warrior Men Battle Back in Final Minutes, Unable to Overcome Eagles

Monday, February 9

STERLING, Kan. - Sterling College fell to Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 80-70, on Saturday, Feb. 7 in the Gleason Center. Sterling cut the deficit to 10 points in the second half but could not overcome Oklahoma Wesleyan's strong first-half performance. The Warriors opened the first half... Read More.

Sterling Women Take Down Eagles at Home

Monday, February 9

STERLING, Kan. - Sterling College defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 62-52, in the Gleason Center on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Lady Warriors had a strong showing in the paint, scoring 36 points. Sterling held a 12-point lead at its largest and maintained control throughout the... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Saturday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-2/7/26

Monday, February 9

Girls Basketball Central Prairie League Tournament Play-In Games Victoria d. Chase by forfeit (Low numbers) Macksville 47, Ness City 20 Boys Basketball Central Prairie League Tournament Play-In Games Otis-Bison 70, Chase 11 Ellinwood 61, Macksville 33 Girls Wrestling Circle Invite Full Results Team Standings: 1. Frontenac 179, 2. Clay Center 173.5, 3. Independence 128 Area Top Four... Read More.

Little River Squads Dominate Centre

Sunday, February 8

The No. 1-ranked Little River girls and the No. 3-ranked Little River boys basketball teams dominated Centre Friday night at the Little River gymnasium. The Little River boys, who jumped out to a 24-1 leading the first quarter and led at halftime 59-6, improved to 14-1... Read More.

Area Wrestlers Dick, Parks, Griffin Post First-place Efforts at Circle Girls Tournament

Sunday, February 8

Nickerson High School senior Elizabeth Dick captured first place at 235 pounds at the Circle Girls Invitational wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Towanda. Buhler’s Macey Parks captured the 140-pound weight class and Smoky Valley’s Kate Griffin won the 190-pound weight class. Smoky Valley placed fourth... Read More.

TCU Rallies Past K-State, 84-82

Sunday, February 8

FORT WORTH, Texas – Junior Xavier Edmonds scored 6 of the game's last 7 points, including the game-winning free throws with 6.7 seconds left, as TCU rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to hand Kansas State an 84-82 loss on Saturday afternoon before 5,176 fans at Schollmaier... Read More.

Bidunga Leads No. 11 Kansas Past Utah, 71-59

Saturday, February 7

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks and No. 11 Kansas beat Utah 71-59 on Saturday to take a seven-game winning streak into its Monday night home showdown with top-ranked Arizona. BOX SCORE Read More.

Lady Warriors Open Season Splitting with Pioneers

Saturday, February 7

PLAINVIEW, Texas — Sterling College split a doubleheader with Wayland Baptist on Friday, Feb. 6. The Lady Warriors lost the first game 11-3 but bounced back in the second game to take a 5-7 victory. Game 1 Sterling managed a late rally with three runs in... Read More.

Lyons Boys Come Back for Win; Lyons Girls Fall in Close Game

Saturday, February 7

By Doug Higgins Republic County came out with the hot hand as they jumped to a 9-0 lead while holding Lyons scoreless for more than half of the first quarter. But Lyons finally got the offense on track and went on to a 47-38 win. Lyons... Read More.

Ad Astra Radio Friday High School Scoreboard Hutchinson-2/6/26

Saturday, February 7

Girls Basketball Mulvane 54, Buhler 48 Republic County 40, Lyons 29 Sterling 55, Sedgwick 35 (Thursday, 2/5) Berean Academy 45, Sterling 30 Sedgwick 49, Trinity Catholic 38 Andale 47, McPherson 41 (Thursday, 2/5) Central Christian 51, Pretty Prairie 34 Hutchinson 42, Salina South 40 Otis-Bison d. Chase by forfeit Cheney 45, Chaparral 35 Norwich 51,... Read More.

Ellsworth Tops Lyons in Overtime; Ellsworth Girls Also Take Win

Thursday, February 5

It was a hard-fought battle from the opening tip, as neither Ellsworth nor Lyons led by more than six points, and numerous lead changes and ties were seen. Ellsworth led 11-9 after one period. The game was tied 20-20 at halftime. Ellsworth led again at... Read More.

Three Warrior Men in double figures in loss to Threshers

Thursday, February 5

STERLING, Kan. — Sterling College fell to Bethel College 99-72 on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Gleason Center. Despite the loss, Sterling College connected on 12 three-pointers, shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc. The Warriors opened the game with a layup from Jaivion Reed,... Read More.